Hawkwind have shared details of the 50th Anniversary reissue of their thunderous 1973 live album “Space Ritual”, to be released by Cherry Red Records on September 29th.
A Super Deluxe 10CD/Blu-Ray Edition includes a new remaster of the original album, along with new mixes of all three complete concerts recorded on the tour at Liverpool Stadium, Sunderland Locarno and Brixton Sundown, all mixed by Stephen W Tayler.
The set comes with a region-free Blu-Ray disc featuring a 5.1 Surround Sound mix of the album, plus a 68-page illustrated book with new essay and a reproduction of the rare “Space Ritual” poster-format tour programme.
Atomhenge, the home of Hawkwind’s back catalogue, is proud to announce the release of a deluxe 50th Anniversary remixed edition of Hawkwind’s legendary live album “Space Ritual”. Recorded on the band’s UK Tour of December 1972, which followed the release of the band’s recent studio album “Doremi Fasol Latido”. The live show was a continuous performance linked by poetry recitation by Robert Calvert and was a complete audio-visual experience. Featuring the dancers Stacia, Miss Renee and Tony Carrera, the concerts also featured an elaborate light show by famed lighting designer Liquid Len. The Space Ritual tour followed the huge success of the “Silver Machine” single (although the song did not feature in the live set) and three concerts were captured on tape by the Pye Records mobile unit.
The resulting double album was adorned with memorable artwork by designer Barney Bubbles and was a Top Ten hit in the UK upon its release in May 1973. This 50th anniversary 2 CD set features a stunning new mix of the album by Stephen W Tayler, from te original 16-track master tapes. The set includes the complete unedited versions of “Brainstorm” and “Time We Left This World Today” and the encore of “You Shouldn’t Do That”. With a illustrated booklet with new essay this new release is the ultimate tribute to this legendary album.
“Space Ritual” will also be available in 2CD and double transparent vinyl editions.
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